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169A.36
Statute ID:
19064
Cannabis open package law
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Statute Number:
169A.36
Enactment Date:
May 24, 2023
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2023
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Cannabis open package law
Statute ID:
19064
Created:
Jul 11, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 11, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
New 2023 C63 Art4 Sect30
Summary Text:
Cannabis open package law
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169A/36.html
Legislative Session:
2023 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Dec 17, 2024
Subdivision 1. As used in this section: (1) "motor vehicle" does not include motorboats in operation or off-road recreational vehicles except while operated on a roadway or shoulder of a roadway that is not part of a grant-in-aid trail or trail designated for that vehicle by the commissioner of natural resources; and (2) "possession" means either that the person had actual possession of the package or that the person consciously exercised dominion and control over the package. Subd. 2. It is a crime for a person to use cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, or any other product containing an artificially derived cannabinoid in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is on a street or highway. Subd. 2. It is a crime for a person to use cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, or any other product containing an artificially derived cannabinoid in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is on a street or highway. Subd. 3. It is a crime for a person to have in possession, while in a private motor vehicle on a street or highway, any cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, or any other product containing an artificially derived cannabinoid that: (1) is in packaging or another container that does not comply with the relevant packaging requirements in chapter 152 or 342; (2) has been removed from the packaging in which it was sold; (3) is in packaging that has been opened or the seal has been broken; or (4) is in packaging of which the contents have been partially removed. Subd. 3. It is a crime for a person to have in possession, while in a private motor vehicle on a street or highway, any cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, or any other product containing an artificially derived cannabinoid that: (1) is in packaging or another container that does not comply with the relevant packaging requirements in chapter 152 or 342; (2) has been removed from the packaging in which it was sold; (3) is in packaging that has been opened or the seal has been broken; or (4) is in packaging of which the contents have been partially removed. Subd. 4. It is a crime for the owner of any private motor vehicle or the driver, if the owner is not present in the motor vehicle, to keep or allow to be kept in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is on a street or highway any cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, or any other product containing an artificially derived cannabinoid that: (1) is in packaging or another container that does not comply with the relevant packaging requirements in chapter 152 or 342; (2) has been removed from the packaging in which it was sold; (3) is in packaging that has been opened or the seal has been broken; or (4) is in packaging of which the contents have been partially removed. Subd. 5. A person who violates subdivision 2, 3, or 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
